norwegian/swedish use the word lek(k)e for playingwhen we were kids we used to lek at football(or whatever). apparently we were invaded by vikings.
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new_matt,
Thu 12 Jun 2003, 9:39,
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Ooohkeep an eye out for the fantastic "The Adventure of English" by Melvin Bragg - now repeating on ITV in the afternoon on Saturday or Sunday.
It's great and told me all about that very thing.
(It's great and told me all about that very thing.
butchbint,
Thu 12 Jun 2003, 9:43,
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i've got a mate who lives in sweden who loves this sort of thinghe's got a list of 'oop north' words that are the same as swedish. there isn't much to do in sweden on those long, dark nights
( new_matt,
Thu 12 Jun 2003, 9:47,
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apart fromwondering where all the candles have gone.
( bovine I'm so old, even my old is old,
Thu 12 Jun 2003, 9:48,
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If only I'd known youwhen I was doing my linguistics project at uni.
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Thu 12 Jun 2003, 9:47,
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i bet you say that to all the boys ;)i was actually tempted to go back to uni and do a linguistics course, then i got stuck in corporate hell and never did. maybe when i win the lottery.
( new_matt,
Thu 12 Jun 2003, 9:48,
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Or you could do it Open University...I did my project on the irish use of 'I'm after' meaning I've just done (instead of how you use it in english, meaning I want to).
Fascinating eh? It involved talking to Tomsk's permanently stoned and monosyllabic housemate.
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Thu 12 Jun 2003, 10:01,
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Fascinating eh? It involved talking to Tomsk's permanently stoned and monosyllabic housemate.
that's not a very nice thing to call dr phil ;)ta, *wanders off to OU website, adds to list of things to do*
( new_matt,
Thu 12 Jun 2003, 10:07,
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in dutch lekker means tastyjust don't play with your food. ho ho ho
( .spanky is singing "PEANUTS!",
Thu 12 Jun 2003, 10:03,
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